EMAS position statement: predictors of premature and early natural menopause

Timing of menopause is an indicator of ovarian function and has important health implications. Natural menopause is commonly defined as the time when a woman has experienced 12 consecutive months of amenorrhoea without obvious cause [1], such as removal of both ovaries (bilateral oophorectomy), chemotherapy or radiotherapy for cancer. The International collaboration on the Life course Approach to reproductive health and Chronic disease Events (InterLACE) [2] recently reported that the average age at natural menopause across 21 studies from 10 countries ranged from 47 to 53 years, varying across ethnic groups from 48 years for women of South Asian background to 50 years for Caucasian women living in Australia and Europe, and 52 years for Japanese women [3].

Source: Maturitas - March 12, 2019 Category: Primary Care Authors: Gita D. Mishra, Hsin-Fang Chung, Antonio Cano, Peter Chedraui, Dimitrios G. Goulis, Patrice Lopes, Alfred Mueck, Margaret Rees, Levent M. Senturk, Tommaso Simoncini, John C. Stevenson, Petra Stute, Pauliina Tuomikoski, Irene Lambrinoudaki Source Type: research